CTVA - The Classic TV Archive
Master Index (all genres) # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
NBC Mystery Movies  (1970-77)  - Columbo, McCloud, McMillan & Wife, Banacek, Madigan, Cool Million
U.S. Crime Drama series Guide

late 1940's & 1950's

Public Prosecutor (1947-48) / Crawford Mystery Theatre (1951-52) (DuMont) John Howard

Mysteries Of Chinatown (ABC)(1949-50) starring Marvin Miller & Gloria Saunders

Man Against Crime (syndicated title "Follow That Man")
(1949-54) Ralph Bellamy/ (Summer 1956) Frank Lovejoy

The Plainclothesman (DuMont)(1949-54) starring Ken Lynch
Martin Kane, Private Eye (NBC)(live/US)(1949-54)
starring William Gargan, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Tracy, Mark Stevens

  1950
Detective's Wife (CBS)(Summer 1950) starring Lynn Barri, Donald Curtis
(Summer Replacement for "Man Against Crime")
Dick Tracy (1950-52) starring Ralph Byrd
Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950-52) Kevin O'Morrison, John McQuade
The Adventures of Ellery Queen (DuMont/ABC) (1950-52) Richard Hart/ Lee Bowman
Rocky King, Inside Detective (DuMont) (1950-54) starring Roscoe Karns
Treasury Men In Action (1950-55) starring Walter Greaza

Racket Squad (1950; 1951-53) starring Reed Hadley

1951
Front Page Detective (DuMont)(1951-52; 1953) starring Edmund Lowe

Assignment : Manhunt (Talent Associates/NBC) (Summer 1951 & Summer 1952) starring John Baragrey

Crime Syndicated (CBS)(1951-53) Crime Anthology hosted and narrated by Rudolph Halley

Boston Blackie (ZIV) (1951-53) starring Kent Taylor
Mark Saber Mystery Theatre (Roland Reed/ABC) (1951-54) starring Tom Conway
Dragnet (NBC)(1951-59) starring Jack Webb

1952
The Cases of Eddie Drake (1952) starring Don Haggerty
Gangbusters! (1952) Crime Anthology, host Chester Morris
Hollywood Off Beat: Steve Randall (1952-53) starring Melvyn Douglas
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952-53) starring Donald Woods
I'm The Law (1952-53) starring George Raft

Police Story (CBS) (1952) Police Anthology series
Mr. and Mrs. North (1952-54) Richard Denning & Barbara Britton

1953

Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop (DuMont)(1953) starring: William Redfield as Jimmy Hughes

 Harlem Detective (1953-54) William Hairston, Owen Jordan, William Marshall
 
Man Behind The Badge (1953-55) Police Anthology, host Charles Bickford
City Detective (Revue)(1953-56) starring Rod Cameron

1954

The Mask (ABC)(Early 1954) starring Gary Merrill & William Prince

Ellery Queen, Detective -aka- Mystery is My Business (TPA)(1954) starring Hugh Marlowe
Telltale Clue (CBS)(Summer 1954) starring Anthony Ross
The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1954-55) starring Don Haggerty
The Lone Wolf (1954-55) starring Louis Hayward
Police Call (1954-55)  Police Anthology series
The Line-Up (1954-60) starring Warner Anderson

1955

Highway Patrol (ZIV)(1955-59) starring Broderick Crawford

1956
Code 3 (Hal Roach Studios)(1956-57) starring Richard Travis
N.O.P.D. (1956-57) starring Stacy Harris & Lous Sirgo

State Trooper (Revue)(1956-59) starring Rod Cameron
Sheriff of Cochise (1956-58)/ U.S.Marshal (Desilu)(1958-60) starring John Bromfield

1957

Decoy (1957-58) starring Beverly Garland
Harbor Command (ZIV)(1957-58) starring Wendell Corey
Harbourmaster/Advs.at Scott Island (ZIV)(1957-58)
starring Barry Sullivan & Paul Burke
Meet McGraw (1957-58) starring Frank Lovejoy
Official Detective (Desilu/NTA/Synd.)(1957-58) Crime Anthology host Everett Sloane
The Walter Winchell File (Desilu/Synd.)(1957-59) Crime Anthology host Walter Winchell

The Thin Man (1957-59) starring Peter Lawford & Phyllis Kirk
M-Squad (Revue)(1957-60) starring Lee Marvin
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (4 Star)(1957-60) starring David Janssen

1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (NBC)(1958-59) George Nader/ Lee Philips
Grand Jury (Desilu/NTA) (1958-60) starring Lyle Bettger & Harold J. Stone
The Man with a Camera (1958-60) starring Charles Bronson
Peter Gunn (Spartan/Official)(1958-61) starring Craig Stevens
Naked City (1958-63) Paul Burke, Horace McMahon

77 Sunset Strip (WB)(1958-64)
starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr, Roger Smith, Edward Byrnes

Special Agent 7 (Revue)(1958-59) starring Lloyd Nolan
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (Revue)(1958-59)  Darren McGavin

1959
U.S. Border Patrol (Sam Gallu) (1959) starring Richard Webb
Police Station (1959) starring Baynes Barron & Henry Beckaman
Congressional Investigator (1959)  Edwards Stroll & William Masters
The D.A.'s Man (1959)starring John Compton

Bourbon Street Beat (WB)(1959-60)
starring Andrew Duggan, Richard Long, Van Williams

Mr.Lucky (Spartan/Official/CBS)(1959-60) John Vivyan, Ross Martin
21 Beacon Street (1959-60) starring Dennis Morgan
This Man Dawson (ZIV)(1959-60) starring Keith Andes
Tightrope! (1959-60) starring Mike Connors
Not For Hire (1959-60) starring Ralph Meeker
The Third Man (UK/US) (1959) starring Michael Rennie  
Coronado 9 (Revue)(1959-60) starring Rod Cameron
Markham (Revue)(1959-60) starring Ray Milland
Philip Marlowe (1959-60) starring Philip Carey
Staccato (Revue)(1959-60) starring John Cassavetes
Johnny Midnight (Revue) (1960) starring Edmond O'Brien
Lock Up (ZIV)(1959-61) starring MacDonald Carey
Manhunt (Screen Gems)(1959-61) starring Victor Jory
The Lawless Years (1959-61) starring James Gregory
The Detectives (Four Star)(1959-62) starring Robert Taylor
The Untouchables (Desilu) (1959-63) starring Robert Stack
Brenner (1959; 1964) starring Edward Binns

Hawaiian Eye (WB) (1959-63)
starring Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Connie Stevens

1960's

Surfside 6 (WB)(1960-62)
starring Van Williams, Lee Patterson, Troy Donahue, Diane McBain
The Roaring 20's (WB)(1960-62)
starring Donald May, Rex Reason, Dorothy Provine

Dante (Four Star))(1960-61) starring Howard Duff
Dan Raven (Screen Gems)(1960-61) starring Skip Homeier
Michael Shayne (4 Star)(1960-61) starring Richard Denning
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (ZIV)(1960-61) starring Rick Jason
The Brothers Brannagan (1960-61) starring Steve Dunne & Mark Roberts
Tallahassee 7000 (1960-61) starring Walter Matthau
Hong Kong (TCF)(1960-61) starring Rod Taylor & Lloyd Bochner
Checkmate (Revue)(1960-62)Anthony George,Doug McClure,Sebastian Cabot

1961

The Asphalt Jungle (Summer 1961) starring Jack Warden

Miami Undercover (ZIV)(1961) starring Lee Bowman
The Investigators (MCA Revue/CBS)(fall 1961) starring James Franciscus, James Philbrook
The New Breed (QM/ABC)(1961-62) starring Leslie Nielsen
King of Diamonds ((ZIV-UA)(1961-62) starring Broderick Crawford
Everglades (ZIV-Ivan Tors)(1961-62) starring Ron Hayes
87th Precinct (Revue)(1961-62) starring Robert Lansing & Ron Harper
Shannon (Screen Gems) (1961-62) starring George Nader
Target: The Corruptors (4 Star)(1961-62) starring Stephen McNally

1963
Lee Marvin presents Lawbreaker (U-A) (1963-64) Crime Anthology, host Lee Marvin 
The Fugitive (QM/UA/ABC) (1963-67) starring David Janssen

The Silent Force (Aaron Spelling/ABC) (1970-71) starring Ed Nelson, Lynda Day, Percy Rodriguez
Dan August (Quinn Martin/ABC) (1970-71) starring Burt Reynolds
The Most Deadly Game (Aaron Spelling/ABC) (1970-71) starring Ralph Bellamy, Yvette Mimieux, George Maharis
NBC Mystery Movie: McCloud (Univ)(1970-77) Dennis Weaver

1971
NBC Mystery Movie: McMillan & Wife (Univ)(1971-77)Rock Hudson, Susan St. James

Monty Nash (Four Star/synd)(fall 1971) starring Harry Guardino

Cade's County (TCFl/CBS)(1971-72) starring Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan
Sarge (Universal/NBC)(1971-72) starring George Kennedy
Longstreet  (Sterling Silliphant/Paramount/ABC) (1971-72) starring James Franciscus
O'Hara U.S. Treasury (Jack Webb/CBS)(1971-72) starring David Janssen
Cannon (Quinn Martin/CBS)(1971-76) starring William Conrad

1972
Banyon (QM)(1972-73) starring Robert Forster 
The Rookies (Spelling-Goldberg/ABC)(1972-76)
The Streets of San Francisco (Quinn Martin/ABC)(1972-77) starring Karl Malden & Michael Douglas

1973
Shaft (MGM/CBS)(1973-74) starring Richard Roundtree 

Griff (Universal/ABC)(1973-74) starring Lorne Greene, Ben Murphy
Chase (Jack Webb/NBC)(1973-74) starring Mitchell Ryan, Wayne Maunder
Toma (Roy Huggins/Universal/ABC)(1973-74) starring Tony Musante, Susan Strasberg, Simon Oakland
The Magician (Paramount/NBC)(1973-74) starring Bill Bixby
Barnaby Jones (Quinn Martin/CBS)(1973-80) starring Buddy Ebsen
Kojak (Universal/CBS)(1973-78)(1989-90) starring Telly Savalas
Police Story (David Gerber/Coumbia/NBC)(1973-80)(1987-88) Police Anthology series

1974

Kodiak (Kodiak/ABC)(1974) starring Clint Walker

Sierra (Jack Webb/NBC)(1974) starring James G. Richardson, Ernest Thompson
The Manhunter (QM/CBS)(1974-75) starring Ken Howard
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (Universal/ABC)(1974-75) starring Darren McGavin
Get Christie Love! (Wolper/ Glen Larson/ABC)(1974-75) starring Teresa Graves
Harry O (WB/ABC)(1974-76) starring David Janssen
Police Woman (David Gerber/Columbia/NBC)(1974-79) starring Angie Dickinson & Earl Holliman
The Rockford Files (Roy Huggins/Universal/NBC)(1974-80)(TVMs 1994-99) starring James Garner, Noah Beery

1975

Caribe (QM/ABC) (1975) starring Stacy Keach
Archer (Paramount/NBC) (1975)(Private Detective series) starring Brian Keith

Ellery Queen (Universal/NBC)((1975-76) Jim Hutton. David Wayne
S.W.A.T. (Spelling-Goldberg/ABC)(1975-76) starring Steve Forrest, Rod Perry, Robert Urich, Mark Shera

Joe Forrester (David Gerber/Columbia/NBC) (1975-76) starring Lloyd Bridges
Matt Helm (Columbia/ABC) (1975-76) starring Tony Fransciosa
Bronk (MGM/CBS) (1975-76) starring Jack Palance
Baretta (Roy Huggins/Universal Public Arts/ABC)(1975-78) starring Robert Blake, Tom Ewell

Switch (Glen Larson/Univ/CBS)(1975-78) starring Robert Wagner, Eddie Albert
Starsky And Hutch (Aaron Spelling-Leonard Goldberg/ABC)(1975-79) starring Paul Michael Glaser, David Soul

1976

City of Angels (Universal/NBC)(early 1976) starring Wayne Rogers
Bert D'Angelo (QM/ABC)(early 1976) starring Paul Sorvino
Jigsaw John (MGM/NBC)(early 1976) starring Jack Warden

Charlie's Angels (Spelling-Goldberg/ABC)(1976-81) starring  Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson,
Cheryl Ladd, Shelly Hack, Tanya Roberts - David Doyle & the voice of John Forsythe

Most Wanted (QM)(1976-77) Robert Stack, Shelly Novack, Jo Ann Harris
Serpico (Paramount/NBC)(1976-77) David Birney, Tom Atkins
Delvecchio (Universal/CBS)(1976-77) Judd Hirsch

The Feather and Father Gang (Columbia/ABC)(1976-77) Stefanie Powers & Harold Gould

Quincy, M.E. (Glen Larson/Universal/NBC)(1976-83) starring Jack Klugman

1977

Dog and Cat (Paramount/ABC) (1977) starring Lou Antonio & Kim Basinger

Nashville 99 (Frankel/TCF/CBS (1977) starring Claude Akins, Jerry Reed

Lanigan's Rabbi (NBC)(1977) starring Art Carney

CHiPs (Rosner/MGM/NBC)(1977-83) starring Larry Wilcox, Erik Estrada, Robert Pine

1978  

Richie Brockleman, Private Eye (Stephen J. Cannell/ Universal/ NBC)(1978) starring Dennis Dugan

Sam (Jack Webb/CBS)(1978) starring Mark Harmon, Len Wayland
David Cassidy: Man Undercover (David Gerber/Columbia/NBC)(1978-79) starring David Cassidy

Vega$ (Aaron Spelling/ABC) (1978-81) starring Robert Urich

1979
Mrs Columbo / Kate Loves A Mystery (Universal/NBC)(1979) starring Kate Mulgrew
Eischied (David Gerber/Columbia/NBC)1979-80) starring Joe Don Baker
Stone (Stephen J. Cannell/Universal/ABC) (1979-80) starring Dennis Weaver

240-Robert (Filmways/Rosner/NBC)(1979-81) Police Emergency Adventure series starring Joanna Cassidy, Pamela Hensley

Hart To Hart (Spelling-Goldberg/ABC)(1979-84) starring Robert Wagner & Stefanie Powers

Paris (Steven Bocho/MTM/CBS)(1979-80)(Police Drama series) starring James Earl Jones

1980's

B.A.D. Cats (Aaron Spelling/ABC)(1980)

Hagen (TCF/Frank Glicksman/Charles Larson/CBS) (1980) Crime series starring Chad Everett with Arthur Hill

Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (Stephen J. Cannell/Paramount/ABC)(1980) starring Ben Vereen & Jeff Goldblum

Blue Thunder (Columbia/ABC)(1984) Crime Adventure series starring James Farentino

Enos (WB/Lou Step/CBS)(1980-81) starring Sonny Shroyer

Magnum, P.I. (Donald Bellisario/Glen Larson/Universal/CBS) (1980-88) starring Tom Selleck

1981

Foul Play (Paramount/ABC)(1981) starring Deborah Raffin & Barry Bostwick

Nero Wolfe (Paramount/NBC)(1981) starring William Conrad

Strike Force (Aaron Spelling/ABC)(1981-82) starring Robert Stack
McClain's Law (MGM/Eric Bercovici/NBC) (1981-82) starring James Arness
Shannon (Universal/CBS)(1981-82) starring Kevin Dobson

Today's F.B.1 (David Gerber/ABC)(1981-82) starring Mike Connors

Hill Street Blues (Steven Bocho/MTM/NBC) (1981-87) (Police Drama series)
starring Daniel J. Travanti, Veronica Hamel, Michael Conrad etc  (ensemble cast)

Cagney and Lacey (Orion/CBS) (1981-88) starring Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly

Simon and Simon (Universal/CBS)(1981-88) starring Jameson Parker & Gerald McRaney

1982

Cassie and Co (NBC)(1982) starring Angie Dickinson, John Ireland

The Devlin Connection  (Viacom/NBC)(1982) starring Rock Hudson

Matt Houston (Aaron Spelling/ABC)(1982-85) (Detective series) starring Lee Horsley & Pamela Hensley

T.J. Hooker (Spelling-Goldberg/ABC/CBS)(1982-86)
starring William Shatner, James Darren, Heather Locklear, Adrain Zmed

Remmington Steele (NBC)(1982-87) starring Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan

1983

Manimal (Glen Larson/TCF/NBC)(1983)(SciFi-Crime series) starring Simon MacCorkindale

Hardcastle & McCormick (Stephen J. Cannell/Columbia/ABC)(1983-86) starring  Brian Keith, Daniel Hugh Kelly

Scarecrow and Mrs King (CBS)(1983-87) Spy Adventure series starring Bruce Boxleitner, Kate Jackson

1984

Hawaiian Heat (ABC)(fall 1984) starring Robert Ginty, Jeff McCracken

Partners in Crime (NBC)(fall 1984) starring Lynda Carter,  Loni Anderson

Crazy Like A Fox (Columbia/CBS)(1984-86) starring Jack Warden & John Rubenstein

Riptide (Stephen J. Cannell/Columbia/NBC)(1984-86) starring  Perry King, Joe Penny, Thom Bray

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (Columbia/CBS)(1984-87) starring  Stacey Keach (revived 1997-98)

Miami Vice (NBC)(1984-89) starring Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas

Hunter (Stephen J. Cannell/Lorimar/NBC)(1984-91) starring  Fred Dryer, Stephanie Kramer

Murder She Wrote (Universal/CBS)(1984-96) starring Angela Lansbury

1985

Hell Town (Columbia/NBC)(1985) starring Robert Blake

Lady Blue (ABC)(1985-86) starring Jamie Rose

Stingray (Stephen J. Cannell/NBC)(1985-87) starring Nick Mancuso

Spenser: For Hire (Warner Bros/ABC)(1985-88) starring Robert Urich

Moonlighting (ABC)(1985-89) Detective series starring Bruce Willis & Cybill Shepherd

The Equalizer (Universal/CBS)(1985-89) starring Edward Woodward

1986

The Last Precinct (Stephen J. Cannell/NBC)(1986) Comedy Police series starring Adam West

Fortune Dane (ABC)(1986) Crime series starring Carl Weathers

Downtown (Ron Samuels/CBS)(1986-87)  series starring Michael Nouri

1987

The Law and Harry McGraw (Universal/CBS)(1987-88) Jerry Orbach, Barbara Babcock

Wiseguy (Stephen J. Cannell/CBS)(1987-90) starring Ken Wahl, Jim Byrnes, Jonathan Banks

Jake and The Fatman (Fred Silverman/Dean Hargrove/Viacom/CBS)(1987-92) starring William Conrad & Joe Penny

 21 Jump Street (Stephen J. Cannell/TCF/Fox)(1987-90) starring Holly Robinson Peete, Steven Williams 

1988

Midnight Caller (Lorimar/CBS)(1988-91) starring Gary Cole

In The Heat Of The Night (Fred Silverman)(1988-95) starring Carroll O'Connor

Sonny Spoon  (Stephen J. Cannell/NBC)(1988-89) starring Mario Van Peebles 

A Man Called Hawk  (Warner Bros/ABC)(1989) starring Avery Brooks (spin-off from "Spenser For Hire")

Father Dowling Mysteries (Fred Silverman / Dean Hargrove / Viacom)(1989-91)
 starring Tom Bosley, Tracy Nelson, James Stephens, Mary Wickes

1990's

Nasty Boys (NBC)(1981-82)

Twin Peaks (David Lynch/ABC)(1990-91) starring Kyle MacLachlan

Over My Dead Body (Universal/CBS) (1990-91) starring Edward Woodward

Law & Order (Universal/NBC)(1990-2010) Legal/Crime series
starring Sam Waterston, S. Epatha Merkesrson, Jerry Orbach, Steven Hill, Jesse L. Martin

Renegade (Stephen J. Cannell/USA Network)(1992-97) starring Lorenzo Lamas

Diagnosis Murder (Fred Silverman/ Dean Hargrove/CBS) (1992-2002) starring Dick Van Dyke & Barry Van Dyke

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (WB)(1993-97) Canadian-filmed Crime series starring David Carradine, Chris Potter

Walker, Texas Ranger (CBS)(1993-2001) starring Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr, Sheree J. Wilson

NYPD Blue (Steven Bochco/Fox)(1993-2005) starring Dennis Franz, Gordon Clapp

Burke's Law (Aaron Spelling ) (1994-95) starring Gene Barry

One West Waikiki (Rysher/Glen Larson/CBS) (1994-96) starring Cheryl Ladd, Richard Burgi

Due South (Alliance/Baton)(1994-99) Canadian-filmed Crime series starring Paul Cross, Beau Starr

The Marshal (Paramount /ABC) (1995) starring Jeff Fahey

The Sopranos (Brillstein/Park/HBO)(1999-2007)
starring James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Dominic Chianese, Tony Sirico, Robert Iler
Steve Van Zant, Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Wolf/ Studios USA/NBC Universal)(1999-)
starring  Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Dan Florek, Ice-T, Christopher Meloni

2000's

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Alliance Atlantis/CBS)(2000-)
starring Paul Guilfoyle, George Eads, Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall, Marg Helgenberger , Jorja Fox, David Berman

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Wolf/ Studios USA/Universal)(2001-2011)
starring  Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance, Leslie Hendrix

CSI: Miami (Alliance Atlantis/CBS Paramount)(2002-  )
starring David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriquez

CSI: NY (Alliance Atlantis/CBS Paramount)(2004-  )
starring Gary Sinise, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper, Eddie Cahill

NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (Belisarius/CBS Paramount)(2003-  )
starring Michael Weatherly, Mark Harmon, David McCallum, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray

NCIS: Los Angeles (Shane Brennan/Belisarius/CBS Paramount)(2009-  )
starring LL Cool J, Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Barrett Foa, Linda Hunt

The Division (Kedzie/Viacom)(2001-2004) starring Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon

The Wire (HBO)(2002-2008) starring Dominic West, John Doman, Deirdre Lovejoy
Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Sonja Sohn, Seth Gilliam, Dominick Lombardozzi

Monk (Mandeville/ABC Studios)(2002-2009) starring Tony Shalhoub

Las Vegas (Dream Works/NBC Universal)(2003-2008)
starring Josh Duhamel, James Lesure, Vanessa Marcil, Molly Sims, James Caan, Nicki Cox

Cold Case (Jerry Bruckheimer/WB/CBS)(2003-2010)
starring Kathryn Morris, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford, Thom Barry, Danny Pino

Numb3rs (Barry Schindel/Scott Free/Paramount)(2005-2010)
starring Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard